Research Funding

Funding is the enabling factor for leading-edge research and implementing prototypes of various risk levels.

Governmental agencies on national or EU level provide financial support for basic research on innovative ideas or partly cover the cost of high-risk projects. The higher the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of a product the higher the probability that companies participate in funding consortia, as they create a competitive advantage for themselves.

FFG

The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) is the national funding agency for industrial research and development in Austria. As a "one-stop shop" offering a diversified and targeted program portfolio, the FFG gives Austrian businesses and research facilities quick and uncomplicated access to research funding.

Horizon 2020: The EU Framework Program for Research and Innovation

Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU Research and Innovation program ever with nearly € 80 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020) – in addition to the private investment that this money will attract. It promises more breakthroughs, discoveries and world-firsts by taking great ideas from the lab to the market.

Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH (aws)

Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH (aws) is the Austrian federal promotional bank. It assists companies in their implementation of innovative projects by granting loans, awarding subsidies and issuing guarantees at favorable interest rates, particularly in cases in which it is not possible for these companies to obtain the necessary funds in a sufficient amount from other sources of financing.

In addition, it provides support in the form of specific information, advisory and other services to prospective, established and expanding companies.